TopCount (MDX)
Sorts a set in descending order and returns the specified number of elements with the highest values.
Syntax
TopCount(Set_Expression,Count [ ,Numeric_Expression ] )
Arguments
Set_Expression
A valid Multidimensional Expressions (MDX) expression that returns a set.
Count
A valid numeric expression that specifies the number of tuples to be returned.
Numeric_Expression
A valid numeric expression that is typically a Multidimensional Expressions (MDX) expression of cell coordinates that return a number.
Remarks
If a numeric expression is specified, the TopCount function sorts, in descending order, the tuples in the set specified by the specified set according to the value specified by the numeric expression, as evaluated over the specified set. After sorting the set, the TopCount function then returns the specified number of tuples with the highest value.
Important
Like the BottomCount function, the TopCount function always breaks the hierarchy.
If a numeric expression is not specified, the function returns the set of members in natural order, without any sorting, behaving like the Head (MDX) function.
Examples
The following example returns the top 10 dates by Internet Sales Amount:
SELECT [Measures].[Internet Sales Amount] ON 0,
TOPCOUNT([Date].[Date].[Date].MEMBERS, 10, [Measures].[Internet Sales Amount])
ON 1
FROM [Adventure Works]
The following example returns, for the Bike category, the first five members in the set containing all combinations of members of the City level in the Geography hierarchy in the Geography dimension and all fiscal years from the Fiscal hierarchy of the Date dimension, ordered by the Reseller Sales Amount measure (beginning with the members of this set with the largest number of sales).
SELECT [Measures].[Reseller Sales Amount] ON 0,
TopCount
({[Geography].[Geography].[City].Members
*[Date].[Fiscal].[Fiscal Year].Members}
, 5
, [Measures].[Reseller Sales Amount]
) ON 1
FROM [Adventure Works]
WHERE([Product].[Product Categories].Bikes)